Vahey
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bheathadh (“son of life”), from beatha (“life”).
Proper noun
Vahey (plural Vaheys)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vahey is the 39004th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 565 individuals. Vahey is most common among White (96.46%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vahey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN